How do you get a WinDbg?

How do you get a WinDbg?

Download WinDbg Preview

  1. Download WinDbg Preview from the Microsoft Store: WinDbg Preview.
  2. Learn more about installation and configuration in WinDbg Preview – Installation.

How do I set up WinDbg symbols?

To control the symbol path in WinDbg, do one of the following:

  1. Choose Symbol File Path from the File menu or press CTRL+S.
  2. Use the .
  3. When you start the debugger, use the -y command-line option.
  4. Before you start the debugger, use the _NT_SYMBOL_PATH and _NT_ALT_SYMBOL_PATH environment variables to set the path.

How do I start WinDbg in kernel-mode?

Get started using WinDbg

  1. On the host computer, open WinDbg and establish a kernel-mode debugging session with the target computer.
  2. In WinDbg, choose Contents from the Help menu.
  3. When you establish a kernel-mode debugging session, WinDbg might break in to the target computer automatically.

How do I get call stack in WinDbg?

As an alternative to the k command, you can view the call stack in the Calls window. To open the Calls window, choose Call Stack from the View menu.

How does WinDbg detect memory leaks?

Using Windbg

  1. Add your program EXE/DLL PDB (program database) path to the symbol file path.
  2. You also need to to configure the Operating System’s flag to enable user stack trace for the process which has memory leaks. This is simple, and can be done with gflags.exe. Gflags.exe is installed during Windbg’s installation.

How use WinDbg dump file?

Analyze dump file

  1. Open Start.
  2. Search for WinDbg, right-click the top result, select the Run as administrator option.
  3. Click the File menu.
  4. Click on Start debugging.
  5. Select the Open sump file option.
  6. Select the dump file from the folder location – for example, %SystemRoot%\Minidump .
  7. Click the Open button.

How do I enable WinDbg in Windows 10?

Launch your own application and attach WinDbg

  1. Open WinDbg.
  2. On the File menu, choose Open Executable. In the Open Executable dialog box, navigate to C:\MyApp\Debug.
  3. Enter these commands: .symfix.
  4. Enter these commands: .reload.
  5. On the Debug menu, choose Step Into (or press F11).
  6. Enter this command:

What is child SP windbg?

Child-SP is the value the stack pointer of that frame, which will be the byte before the return address for all frames except for frame 0, which might have a breakpoint before or during the prologue.